waste

A truck-full of unwanted human waste will soon be turned into fuel. Trucks bring the material to a social enterprise called Sanivation based in Naivasha,100 kilometres from Nairobi. It might seem like an unlikely source for cooking…

In Morocco, a Swiss company is helping to process organic waste. EV or Green Elephant has an annual turnover of 40,000 tonnes of compost and organic fertiliser. In Morocco, nearly 80% of household waste is organic compared to less…

In Benin's coastal town of Ouidah, an initiative employs people with disabilities to transform fabric scraps into beautiful artefacts sold in big hotels in the West African country and abroad. Every morning, Amaké Yessoufou goes around…

Residents in the Tunisian town of Agareb have taken to the streets to protest regardless of the tear gas being fired. Here in the Tunisian town of Agareb, the residents are protesting the poor waste management system which has been a…

Data from TheWorldCounts has reveals that around 40 million tons of electronic waste is generate every year worldwide but only 12.5% of the E-Waste is recycled. Utawala based Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Centre is working on…

The scale of global food loss and waste is proof of poorly functioning agri-food systems, and reducing it "really matters and can make a difference," Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU…